Fruit

Watermelon Jerky

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July 13, 2015
5
1 Ratings
Photo by sisaaacs1
  • Makes 1 large jarful
Author Notes

I’ve seen a lot of posts about watermelon jerky all over the place. I’m a big fan of dehydrated fruit but I never tried dehydrating watermelon… until now. Truthfully, I bought a big fancy dehydrator many years ago but it ended up collecting dust on my kitchen counter and being used more for a plant stand than for actually dehydrating food, so I eventually banished it to my basement. The idea of using it for watermelon got me to bring it up from the basement, dust it off and return it to its rightful place on the counter. And, believe me, it is well-deserverd because dehydrated watermelon is really delicious! —sisaaacs1

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Ingredients
  • 1 seedless watermelon
  • coarse-grain sea salt
Directions
  1. Cut watermelon into strips, about 1/4-inch thick. Discard the rinds.
  2. Sprinkle some sea salt on each piece.
  3. Set your dehydrator to 135 degrees, and place the melon onto the dehydrator trays and into the dehydrator. Let dehydrate for 12-15 hours.
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1 Review

Dawne M. February 20, 2022
I have recipe tested this and it is da** delicious and addicting! You should make it! Thanks for the recipe!